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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian pole vaulter}}<br />
{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Dev Meena<br />
| image = Dev Meena.jpg<br />
| caption = Meena in 2025<br />
| fullname = Dev Kumar Meena<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|6|7|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Dewas]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Khalsa College, Amritsar]]<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[Pole vault]]<br />
| coach = [[Ángel García (pole vaulter)|Ángel García]]<br />
| pb = 5.40 m {{AthAbbr|NR|Indian}} ([[Lohrheidestadion|2025]])<br />
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]]<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian U20 Athletics Championships|Asian U20 Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2024 Asian U20 Athletics Championships|2024 Dubai]]|[[2024 Asian U20 Athletics Championships#Men|Pole vault]]}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Dev Kumar Meena''' (born 7 May 2005) is an Indian [[pole vault]]er.<ref name="WA">{{cite web |title=Dev Kumar Meena – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/dev-kumar-meena-15036733 |access-date=24 September 2025 |website=World Athletics}}</ref> His personal best jump of 5.40 m, set at the [[2025 Summer World University Games|2025 World University Games]], is the [[List of Indian records in athletics|Indian record]].<ref name="Oly">{{cite web |date=July 2025 |title=Dev Meena raises pole vault bar with national record |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/dev-meena-india-pole-vault-national-record-fisu-world-university-games-2025 |access-date=24 September 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Meena was born on 7 May 2005 in [[Dewas]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India.<ref name="WA" /> He initially competed as a [[400 metres|400 m]] runner before shifting to pole vault on the advice of coach Ghanshyam Yadav, who considered his physique suited to the event. He trains at the Madhya Pradesh Athletics Academy in Bhopal and has also worked under Cuban coach [[Ángel García (pole vaulter)|Ángel García]].<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news |date=April 2025 |title=Dev Meena vaults high with national record |url=https://www.espn.com/athletics/story/_/id/44809572/dev-meena-vaults-high-national-record-pole-buckles-weight-federation-demands-fed-cup-kochi-2025 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=ESPN}}</ref><br />
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==Performance record==<br />
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===Tournaments===<br />
{| {{AchievementTable | Event=}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2024<br />
| [[2024 Asian U20 Athletics Championships|Asian U20 Championships]]<br />
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]], UAE<br />
| bgcolor=#CFAA88|3rd<br />
| 5.10 m<br />
|-<br />
| 2025<br />
| [[Athletics at the 2025 Summer World University Games – Men's pole vault|World University Games]]<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bochum]], Germany<br />
| 5th<br />
| 5.40 m<br />
|}<br />
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===Seasonal bests===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Date<br />
! Location<br />
! Performance<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2022<br />
| 2 June<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nadiad]], India<br />
| 4.60 m<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2023<br />
| 31 October <br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bambolim]], India<br />
| 5.16 m<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2024<br />
| 29 September <br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Patna]], India<br />
| 5.20 m<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2025<br />
| 25 July<br />
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bochum]], Germany <br />
| 5.40 m <br />
|{{AthAbbr|NR|Indian}}<br />
|}<br />
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Source: [https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/dev-kumar-meena-15036733 World Athletics]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/dev-kumar-meena-15036733 Dev Meena] at World Athletics<br />
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